10 Best And Worst Cellphones Of All Time

From clamshell to multitouch, these cellphones made their mark -- for better or worse.

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The flip phone reached its artistic zenith with Motorola's sleek and slim Razr, the thinnest clamshell of its time. Reigning supreme in the mid-2000s -- right before the smartphone went mainstream -- the Razr was a minimalist beauty well-suited for talk and text. As the decade progressed, Motorola released updated versions of the Razr, including models with touch-capable external displays. There was even a hot pink version that 15-minute celebs like Paris Hilton couldn't resist. But despite Motorola's efforts to keep the flip phone relevant, the Razr faced declining sales as consumers switched to more feature-rich devices. In 2011, the Razr brand was resurrected for a new line of Motorola's Android-based Droid phones.

No doubt about it you missed the worst phone ever. The samsung note 3 is my first smartphone and it couldn't possibly be worse. I am constantly watching other people us their phone while I am without service.

I only have service in areas with very strong signal. Don't even think of using it on the interstate especially for directions. I rely on the garmin to get around and have no means of emergency communication.

It does function at home and work but few other locations. My wife, son and I are on the same verizon plan. They always have service but it's rare that I do.

The sales person at verizon didn't tell me to drive around and see if it operates like normal cell phones. By the time I found out it was garbage the return period had expired and I was stuck.

All the other features like a large screen, big processor and battery life are meaningless without a signal.

You now that I have to add one to the list, the Razor, I t was cutting edge for its time. Not to mention a fraction of the size of other cell phones on the market at that time. I would have to agree with the other commenters, refreshing the whole page for a slide show is a ridiculous amount of time wasted. I almost dread reading these articles, because I believe they are set up to be quick reads but go against time saving. I have also read several article with comments about this issue, but nothing seems to be changing.

It seems these slide shows are degenerating into only photos. This one desperately needs text to explain which ones the author thinks are best and worst. Also, the date and model information should be provided.

You left out the phone that started the candybar craze which dominated the decade even more than the clamshells and blackberry phones: The tiny Nokia 82xx series (like the 8210 and 8260). The 82xx series were thin, small, and awesome phones and everyone had one variant of the candybar or another.

Also, although it's a good phone, the Galaxy SIII is not revolutionary in any way and certainly does not belong on this list. What exactly sets it apart from the iPhone? Samsung has done an amazing job of cloning the "design of the moment." They did it with the candybar phones that Nokia started, then with the Razr clamshells, then with Blackberry (which they went as far as to name the Blackjack!) and finally with the Galaxy phones. None of them were revolutionary nor belong on this list... even if they were decent phones.

Levon, OGM. You are so right. I wanted to view the slide show and read the article. I would suggest that who ever set up the slide show needs to have their head examined. Who in the hell refreshes an entire HTML page with each click of the slide. What a bozo. After I finish this post I am going to bail-out and find something else interesting.

Mr. Bertolucci needs to go pay the IT or marketing department a visit.

StarTAC did not fade, it became impossible to get one. When found on eBay, getting Sprint to connect it, supposedly thanks to number portability rules, was another hurdle. The bloated, color-screen Timeport could not be read in daylight, while the fragile KRZR ("Spock's Coffin") was snubbed by the "Worst" list. The Photon is not bad, unless you want to speak with someone.

Hey Motorola, I don't need a too-small computer, I need my StarTAC! And not that Sanyo clone you're selling in Korea that is nothing like a StarTAC. I want my hockey puck back!

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